Bed knobs and Battle cries

Remember those sweet little toddler beds from earlier?  What the companies do not tell you is that your child may rip everything off of their beds, flip the mattress up, take off all of their clothes (including the diaper) and proceed to play with their toys.  Yes, those same toys that you had to bring to them one by one as they competed with each other for the most toys in one bed. But forget the bed companies not warning you about this, what about the other parents you talk to?  "My child loves their toddler bed!" , "it was a great transition!".   No, no, no!  Actually, maybe for people with one child. However, twins are a whole other story, or at least mine are.
You tuck them in, give them their 10 toys and their bottle, turn on the nightlight and the two fans, and blow them kisses.  *Note this is when you secure the baby gate at the bedroom door...that part is important!*  And you tell those sweet little angels goodnight.  Here is when you feel a big sigh of relief.  The kids are in bed and for the next couple hours you can pretend you are a normal human being.  Then you hear that little yell, or laugh, or loud noise coming from the girls' bedroom.  Sure enough you go in to check on them and there they are "naked as jay birds" (If that's how you use it).  Beds torn apart, naked, and talking away with each other.  In times like this, it is extremely easy to get mad and yell, but if you just sit back and absorb the moment, you realize that these are the little moments that will make them lifelong friends.

**Despite the fact that you constantly remind yourself how amazing twins are, or they remind you, it never gets easier.  It is simply a new challenge.**
So back to bedtime.  I go in to check on them, and they request another bottle and new diapers.  And then they want their clothes back on.  So you do as they request and put them back to bed for the 2nd time.  Most nights this is it.  They go to sleep and you go back to relaxing.  But on those rare nights that they decide that bedtime must be moved to a later time, you are in for it.
You will go through about 4 diapers each (thank goodness Luvs are so inexpensive), and make at least 3 bottles.  Full moon? Friday night? Too much sugar?  For whatever the reason, they do it, and tonight was one of those nights.